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OXFORD -- Earlier in the week, Franklinton football coach JeVar Bransome discussed the importance of a quick bounceback performance following a disappointing home loss to Tarboro two Fridays ago.
Consider it done as the Red Rams took the lead by scoring on their first two series and never looking back on their way to a 30-6 decision last Friday night at non-conference opponent Oxford Webb.

ROCKY MOUNT -- Louisburg College's dominant 2016 football campaign continued Sunday with yet another impressive victory.
The Hurricanes scored in every quarter spot and rolled to a 42-0 road decision over the Christopher Newport Junior Varsity Team in a contest that was staged in Newport News, Va.
Louisburg, coached by Trevor Highfield, is now 4-0 overall. The Hurricanes have taken their last two games via the shutout route.

Louisburg College's Mark Taylor (center) is pursued by a pair of University of South Carolina-Lancaster defenders during last Saturday's Region X men's soccer matchup.

Louisburg College's Bright Somuah (left) maintains his footing against USC-Lanaster.

BUNN -- Forgive Henry Jones if he gets a sinking feeling whenever his Bunn Ladycats start to struggle in a volleyball match after a strong start.
Jones, Bunn's long-time head coach, has experienced this uneasiness before, especially during five-set losses last year against Franklnton and Louisburg.
The setback against Franklinton came in a first-round playoff disappointment, while the Louisburg defeat was administered after the Ladycats had a 2-0 lead in sets.

Franklinton High School's Britney Davis (right) attempts a kill over Bunn defenders Alexis McPhail (7) and Erin Collier (3) during Tuesday's conference volleyball showdown.

HENDERSON -- The Vance-Granville Community College Vanguards won their first home women's volleyball contests of the 2016 season on Sept. 10, improving to 8-0 overall.
VGCC hosted a tri-match with Danville (Va.) Community College and Mid-Atlantic Christian University at Aycock Recreation Center in Henderson before an enthusiastic crowd of fans.

FRANKLIN COUNTY -- Listed is the Middle Athletic Conference's football schedule for the 2016 season:

ZEBULON -- The Carolina Mudcats, the Class A Advanced affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, have announced that pitcher Enderson Franco was named the Carolina League's Pitcher of the Week for the week ending on September 5.
The Atlanta Braves also announced that Mudcats pitcher Matt Withrow and outfielder Keith Curcio won the organization's Class A Advanced Pitcher and Position Player of the Year awards, respectively.

Franklinton's Dallin Davis (right) heads upfield during last Wednesday's road contest at Bunn.

LOUISBURG -- Coaches aren't usually fond of game-day surprises, but this one suited Erica Wammock just fine.
Last Monday, Wammock earned her 200th career victory as Louisburg High School's volleyball coach with a road decision at North Johnston.
Since it was an away event, there weren't as many LHS supporters in attendance, so the idea was hatched to present Wammock with an award during Louisburg's next home match, which was last Thursday against Tar-Roanoke Athletic Conference rival Granville Central.

LOUISBURG -- For Louisburg College veteran women's soccer coach Andy Stokes, function is much more important than fashion -- especially in the Region X standings.
Stokes wasn't necessarily thrilled with his club's performance during last Saturday's Region X home showdown against the University of South Carolina-Lancaster.
But the result suited him just fine as the Lady Hurricanes held on to second place outright in the league with a 1-0 triumph at Ronald May Field on the LC campus.

LOUISBURG -- The state of North Carolina has once again awarded a five-star license -- the highest possible rating -- to the Child Care Center at Vance-Granville Community College's Franklin County Campus.
The facility earned the five-star rating this year for having a knowledgeable and dedicated staff, a safe and attractive environment, and opportunities for children to develop mentally, physically and socially.

LOUISBURG -- Talk about a baptism by fire! When Dr. Larry Webb began his duties as executive director of auxiliary services for Franklin County Schools, one of the first things he encountered was a "perfect storm."
Just a week and a half before the Early College High School was to open, what investigators later called a "visible and heavy fungal growth" -- mold! -- was found in several rooms and on furniture and fixtures in the school.

Brittini Thompson of Louisburg is proud to announce the birth of her son, Chandler Ray Thompson, born Aug. 9, 2016 at Wake Med in Raleigh. He weighed 4 pounds, 12 ounces and was 18.5 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Edward and Carla Thompson of Louisburg. Maternal great-grandparents are the late Carl and Martha Shearin.

I see a problem on the horizon but it's a nice problem to face!
Maury York, director of the Tar River Center for History and Culture at Louisburg College, earned at least one more feather in his cap recently for creating the River of Yesteryear concept at the Tar River Festival -- and especially for finding a way to bring a fascinating demonstration of tar, pitch and turpentine making to this year's event.

Ask anyone who has ever been around a horse, especially a stubborn horse, and they'll warn you that you can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink.
Okay, that's an old, old cliche, but it applies about as well as anything to a situation that unfolded last week on the Louisburg College Campus.
As you know, if you read The Franklin Times, The Tar River Center for History and Culture kicked off its 2016-17 lecture series last Friday morning with two sessions focused around community redevelopment.

lot of my friends believe in conspiracy theories.
If you don't believe them, just ask.
Anyone who has had to drive around looking for gasoline lately has most likely heard the reason for the problem -- a distribution line somewhere in Alabama had a leak, causing all sorts of gasoline shortages in the Southeast and along the East Coast.

Who is he?
That is what most Franklin County voters say when you mention the name George Holding.
In much of Franklin County, the answer is: he has been your representative in the House of Representatives for the last four years (and due to court ordered redistricting, would be for all of Franklin County if reelected this November).

Dear editor:
Gov. Pat McCrory blames politics for the HB-2 fallout. McCrory is right; but it is Republicans who are to blame for HB-2, not Democrats.
HB-2 was hurriedly put together by our Republican-controlled legislature, passed, and sent to McCrory to sign, which he did. The Republicans thought that State Attorney General Roy Cooper would refuse to defend the law and that they could use this against Cooper in his 2016 campaign for Governor.

A veteran musical artist with 20 Number 1 country music hits will be performing this Friday night at Louisburg College
Crystal Gayle became a household name in the 1970s with her hit "Don't It make My Brown Eyes Blue" and her nearly floor-length hair.
She promises a light-hearted evening that will showcase all her greatest hits.
"Having fun is the most important thing," she said.

Last summer Franklin County Schools hosted a regional workshop for area child nutrition staff led by North Carolina's Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) K-12 Culinary Institute. The program was developed by Chef Cyndie Story and the K-12 culinary team to further the nutritional education and best-practices of local school nutrition staff. The Institute's workshop focused on how to create appealing, healthy meals for students, increasing school lunch participation, and practical instruction modules on food preparation and presentation.